boy's name

Krish

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 7,468

Ireland

#587

2007 births

Krish is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 154 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 371 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 21,529 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.

Krish over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,092
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Krish by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 10
1990s 57
2000s 1,753
2010s 2,092
2020s (to 2025) 904

How popular is Krish?

In 2025, Krish was given to 154 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Krish is used

Ireland #587 4 in 2007
Scotland #765 3 in 2015
England & Wales #785 42 in 2025
Canada #1,019 25 in 2024
United States #1,278 154 in 2025
France #5,838 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Krish

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Krish also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Krish over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Krish

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Krish — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Krish

How popular is the name Krish?

In 2025, Krish was given to 154 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Krish a girl's or a boy's name?

Krish is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Krish most popular?

Krish peaked in 2006, when 371 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Krish a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Krish currently ranks #785 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.